Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-03
FOR THOSE wHOC CAN APPRECIATE THE
POINTS MADE,

An editor no matter what his capabilities
or experience, often finds himself entertain
ed, not to say instructed, by unexpected an
nouncements and declarations found in his
own columns. Old and well posted readers,
no doubt, are frequently amused over the
same things. 1t is not an unusual thing 10
have matters and observations which nave
been investigated and exploded In the years
Of the almost forgotten past, suddenly disneo
up as brand new, Original and partcuiariy
bright. The only consolation to be gathered
from such chestnuts is the reflection that
they are no doubt new to the authors, and
mayhap prove entertaining to fair proper
ton of tender feet. More than half dozen
of these harmless bulls have appeared In tnls
paper Of late An editor must, IKE
other people, have some hours In when 20
rest. and he cannot, therefore, be ever hang
ing over his assistants. He can only direct
and indicate, can only control the spirit ana
aim Of his columns and not always every
word which may appear in his paper. And
this reminds us to say that the EAGLE has
never had but one editor up to date, which
editor has been the political, the general
news and the literary, as well as the city or
local editor. Every department has been I'M
der his control and Directed, and no import
ant matter touching the growth OF this city
or its affairs ever appeared in the EAGLES
local columns or elsewhere that was not either
written by himself, or in accordance Win MS
expressed views or under his instruction. bis
local assistants only write ''local news, not
Opinions nor Conclusions" Within the
past few months the editor of the EAGLE has
learned incidentally of four men, each
of whom in turn had made the
EAGLE all it is. neither one OF
whom would have ever been heard OF outside
of a very limited circle. but for their connec-
ton with the EAGLE and its editor, and dur
ing which time neither Of them ever wrote
anything that was Of importance to either
the paper or the interests of Wichita, that
they were not directed to write. Two OF the
gentlemen who thus made the EAGLE have
ignobly failed since in attempting to conduct
papers for themselves. Another gentleman,
who was local news reporter on the EAGLE,
and only for few months, having given it
out himself, or caused it to be given out by
others, that he had written many of the arti-
Giles which had set forth Wichita'S import
ance, was, in consequence, offered high
salary to take charge of a daily paper in
growing young city. He had too much sense
10 accept the place on such an understanding.
He is now the brilliant attache OF
an insignificant Dakota sheet And
we are inclined to the opinion that our Dako-
ia wanderer is net the only one who has at
tempted the role in which he failed.
But a pointer is as good as full page.
The truth is as everybody knows the woods
are full of men who are not only writers but
who can grasp all the situations and ele
ments necessary to make a successful paper
and to build up town; who can by felici-
tous turn Of their mother intuition and ma
tive genius, or by a combination of sand,
wind and superior gall, bring out and foster
those Interests which render communities
great and powerful; who in short simply by
their pens and personal presence sway and
control great corporations and monsed pow
ers. Not few Of such talented gems has
Lne EACLE DOaSCtu, WHO, SOucAoW, "uoA
compelled to fall back upon the wonderful
forces supplied by their own superior gifts,
have miserably failed, even when the instru-
mentality has been placed in their hands
for brief season, accompanied By the min
utest directions.
The editor of the EAGLE has ever been
inclined to be good a. tured.over all this, and
In go far as the foibles ant. weakness OF MS
fellow-man are concerned, genera'Y pn'ios
'phic, if not charitable; yet, it might as ~eii
De understood that in and after all these |
Years, he is around and about, in the posses
800. ~ s,,"h an identity as renders him
conscious of the fact that he is net exactly
it subject for graveyard, nor yet OF the
,ttenuated thinness Of spook among those
whose standard for cheek is only found be-
5ween the sad eyes ana mesh nostrlls OF the
,onfiding brute known as the government
mule. /,